Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) finished 0-5 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laycock lost 7-1 to Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON), droppimg another game, 10-4 to Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Laycock lost 7-2 to Dale Matchett (Bradford, ON). Laycock lost 9-4 to Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC). Laycock lost 5-3 to Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Laycock did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 10th to 11th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 157.710 total points. Laycock ranks 16th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 65.475 points earned so far this season.